Subjective clausal complex under the constructional approach to change

This article presents an investigation of main clauses, consisting of the verb be and predicative, and their embedded clauses, which work syntactically as subject, in the light of the constructional approach to change (TRAUGOTT, 2008a, 2008b; TRAUGOTT & TROUSDALE, 2013). We aim to understand how...

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Main Authors: Marcela Zambolim de Moura, Patrícia Fabiane Amaral da Cunha Lacerda
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense 2017-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Letras da UFF
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Online Access:http://www.cadernosdeletras.uff.br/index.php/cadernosdeletras/article/view/496